||Date|Opponents|H / A|Result|Score|Attendance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|29 August|Doncaster Knights|H|W|30 – 14|2232|
|2|5 September|London Welsh|H|W|22 – 3|2047|
|3|11 September|Moseley|A|D|26 – 26|751|
|4|19 September|Birmingham & Solihull|H|W|32 – 15|1672|
|5|26 September|Bristol|A|L|7 – 21|4379|
|6|3 October|Plymouth Albion|H|W|46 – 13|2439|
|7|9 October|Bedford|A|L|25 – 32|3243|
|8|17 October|Rotherham Titans|H|W|40 – 15|1982|
|9|22 October|Worcester Warriors|A|W|23 – 21|6928|
|10|31 October|Esher|H|W|54 – 6|1767|
|11|7 November|Nottingham|A|W|36 – 10|1637|
|12|14 November|London Welsh|A|L|16 – 23|1250|
|13|21 November|Moseley|H|W|50 – 7|1854|
||28 November|Birmingham & Solihull|A||P – P||
|14|5 December|Bristol|H|W|16 – 6|2253|
|15|15 December|Birmingham & Solihull|A|W|61 – 28|407|
||26 December|Plymouth Albion|A||P – P||
|16|2 January|Bedford Blues|H|W|23 – 13|3051|
|17|8 January|Rotherham Titans|A|L|18 – 19|1067|
|18|12 January|Plymouth Albion|A|W|10 – 6|2512|
|19|30 January|Worcester Warriors|H|L|30 – 33|1976|
|20|5 February|Esher|A|L|12 – 13|1338|
|21|13 February|Nottingham|H|W|40 – 0|2486|
|22|19 February|Doncaster Knights|A|W|16 – 13|1091|

Question: how many games did the pirates play before they faced bristol?
Answer: 4